Delhi HC Orders NBEMS to Convert DNB Radiodiagnosis OBC Seat to UR Category - Video

Granting relief to a radiologist who sought direction to the authorities to allot her the vacant OBC quota DNB PDCET (Radio Diagnosis) seat at a hospital, the Delhi High Court recently directed the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to convert the OBC (Other Backward Castes) seat to UR (Unreserved/General) category.

The HC bench issued this direction after noting that the OBC quota seat allocated to the concerned hospital was not part of the State Government Reservation Roster.

"...it is clear that the OBC seat allocated to the Respondent No. 3 Hospital is not part of the State Government Reservation Roster as confirmed by the Respondent No. 5, State of Haryana vide letter dated 04.06.2025 and is part of All India Quota. Further, this is not a case of conversion from one reserved category to another reserved category. In fact, this is the case for releasing the seat from a reserved category and converting the same to UR category," observed the HC Single Bench of Justice Tejas Karia.